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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)

Not Rated | | Drama, War | TV Movie 14 November 1979
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

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Cast

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Stanislaus Katczinsky
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Kantorek
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Himmelstoss
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Paul's Mother
Paul Mark Elliott ...
Josef Behm (as Mark Elliott)
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Albert Kropp (as Dai Bradley)
Matthew Evans ...
Friedrich Muller (as Mathew Evans)
George Winter ...
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Peter Leer
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Colin Mayes ...
Ewan Stewart ...
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Paul's Father
Katerina Lírová ...
Paul's Sister
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Storyline

Paul Baumer is a young German who, along with his graduating high school classmates, enlist in the German Imperial Army during the First World War. Originally thinking war would be a great adventure, Paul and his friends discover exactly the opposite as the war drags on and one by one the members of the class are killed in action until only Paul remains. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>

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They left for war as Boys, never to return as men.

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Not Rated | See all certifications »

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14 November 1979 (USA)  »

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All Quiet on the Western Front  »

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Trivia

Filmed largely in Czechoslovakia, one of the first US/UK productions to be shot in what was then a Communist Bloc country. See more »

Goofs

The color of German uniforms is brown/green. The cut of the uniform used by the main characters is the model "1915 bluse", which was field grey with a field grey or green collar. See more »

Quotes

Muller: Himmelstoss...there's a latrine down the road. Why don't you go take a jump?
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Version of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) See more »

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Not a remake, it is its own story.
13 December 2003 | by (Enfield, Connecticut) – See all my reviews

Many people make the mistake of thinking of this movie as a remake of the 1930 film classic. In reality, both movies are a visual telling of the 1929 novel by the same name; at different points in time. This 1979 film is just a retelling of that story, and it's obvious from its differences from the 1930 film. Personally I like this version better...it's not overacted, it was filmed on location, it has a musical score, and it has a feeling of reality to it that the 1930 film just doesn't seem to have. No matter how many times I've watched it, the end always leaves me feeling as if I had been a part of the story and its effects linger with my being. Thanks Richard Thomas and crew


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